Bundjalung may refer to: — Bundjalung people, an Aboriginal-Australian group — Western Bundjalung people, an …

Wollumbin is the mountain range to the north of Mt Warning, his face and form can be seen in the ranges profile, when viewed from the north, near Chinderah

Camp at Gladfield, A Pencil drawing by Martens, Conrad (1801–78) dated Dec. 29th 1851 - 19.1 x 31.1cm held in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Image: IBRA 6.1 South Eastern Queensland

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Bundjalung
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Bundjalung people all share in common descent from ancestors who once spoke as their first, preferred language, one or more of the dialects of the Bandjalang language. The Arakwal people are a sub-group or tribe of the Bundjalung people of Byron Bay, wollumbin itself is the site at which one of the chief warriors lies, and it is said his face can still be seen in the mountains rocks when viewed from the north. Much of the Bundjalung peoples culture and heritage continues to be celebrated, nowadays people gather annually in the Bundjalung national park as a community to celebrate as a Bundjalung Peoples Gathering. We want to celebrate our Aboriginal traditions and customs, in November 2007 the Federal Court made a positive determination regarding the existence of native title within Githabul country. Throughout Australia, Aborigines believe that illness and death is caused by spirits or persons who intentionally and deliberately cause or inflict harm towards others. Even trivial ailments, or accidents such as falling from a tree, are attributed to malevolence. These spiritual doctors ware men and women of great wisdom and stature with immense power, trained from an early age by their elders and initiated into the deepest of tribal secrets, they are the supreme authorities on spiritual matters. They can visit the skies, witness events from afar, only they can pronounce the cause of serious illness or death, and only they, by performing sacred rites, can effect a cure. Medicine men and women usually employ plants and herbs in their rites, the healing of trivial non-spiritual complaints, using herbs and other remedies, is still practiced by most Aboriginal People, although older women were usually the experts. To ensure success, plants and magic were often prescribed side-by-side, plants ware prepared as remedies in a number of ways. Leafy branches are placed over a fire while the patient squats on top. Sprigs of aromatic leaves might be crushed and inhaled, inserted into the nasal septum, to make an infusion, leaves or bark are crushed and soaked in water, which is then drunk, or washed over the body. Ointment is prepared by mixing crushed leaves with animal fat, other external treatment includes rubbing down the patient with crushed seed paste, fruit pulp or animal oil, or dripping milky sap or a gummy solution over them. Most plant medicines are externally applied, medicine plants are always common plants. Aboriginal People carried no medicine kits and have remedies that grow at hand when needed, if a preferred herb is unavailable, there is usually a local substitute. Except for ointments, which were made by mixing crushed leaves with animal fat, very occasionally two plants are used together. Aboriginal medicines are never quantified, — there are no measured doses or specific times of treatment, since most remedies are applied externally, there is little risk of overdosing. Some medicines are known to vary in strength with the seasons, one area of Aboriginal medicine with no obvious Western parallel was baby medicine